Disclaimer: There are spoilers for the first book in the duology, The Glimpse. If you have not read it yet, you might want to check out that review instead. Having read and tremendously enjoyed “The Glimpse”, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on The Fall. I was so excited by the premise of the first…

Amelia’s younger sister, Charlotte, better known as Charly, always gets into trouble. But everybody loves her anyway. She’s a crazy and colourful character whose shenanigans tend to be nothing more than pure mischief on her part. Being the elder sister in a household with their father and grandmother means Amelia takes care of her younger sister and also covers for her, so she doesn’t get into too much trouble.

I first caught sight of this book at the library when I randomly pulled it out of the shelf. The premise seemed promising enough but I didn’t realize till I got home that this is a mystery novel. Now, I don’t read a lot of these nowadays but I had this phase when I was…

If you have no Jewish background, it might be difficult at first to get into the book because Bavati chose to adopt Jewish/ Hebrew terms wherever possible. She did explain her choice however, including a letter of sorts at the beginning, noting that she hoped to capture the authenticity in this manner. For those who…